Confrontation filmed after a complaint was made by a worried member of the public

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By Oliver Milne

28th July 2016, 7:58 pm

Updated: 29th July 2016, 1:10 pm

A MUSLIM street preacher has been arrested after allegedly hurling abuse at a woman for wearing 'tight jeans' and shouting 'Allahu Akbar' in a police officer's face.

The argument in Birmingham City Centre saw an officer approach preacher Krissoni Henderson after a complaint was made by a member of the public.

The officer approaches the preacher after a member of the public makes a complaint

The unnamed policeman was called to New Street in Birmingham city centre at around 5.30pm on July 4 following a 999 call from a woman who said she feared for her safety.

She reported she had been shouted and sworn at.

A video later surfaced of the West Midlands Police officer calmly trying to speak to Henderson in connection with the allegation.

The preacher seems highly agitated when the video starts and begins by shouting “Here is my witness, if you want to arrest me arrest me.”

He then turns to a woman who is acting as his witness to the unknown incident, who says the altercation began when a woman came up the preacher.

But the preaches escalates the disagreement and begins shouting at the officer

At this point the preacher begins shouting in the face of the police officer: “Freedom of speech, we are not going to take your racism anymore. We’re not terrorists and we are not suicide bombers, throw your television in the bin.

“This is a free country and we can speak freely in public.”

The police officer then attempts to deescalate the situation by walking away with the preacher shouting after him, “yeah go and catch some rapists."

The following day the preacher was arrested at his Birmingham home and charged with two public order offences.

Unemployed Henderson appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court on July 6 where counts of using insulting, threatening words or behaviour and using racially aggravated insulting words or behaviour were put to him.

The preacher accused the officer of racism and suggested he spent his time trying to catch rapists instead

He was bailed to reappear before magistrates on September 6 with conditions not to contact his alleged victim.

On the video the officer is seen attempting to calm the situation asking the street preacher for the “common courtesy” of being listened to.

The person shooting the video can then be heard to express his frustration saying, “f*****g Birmingham.”

The clearly agitated preacher then accuses the officer of trying to scare him, then begins screaming that he is scared of no one but Allah, before shouting 'Allahu Akbar' in the officer’s face.

The officer tries to talk to an increasingly irritated crowd

As the street preacher continues to rant and rave in the background the officer turns to the crowd who have gathered to watch the argument and says:

“This man has the right to assembly. He can stand here and shout and alarm. He can shock and offend…If he commits a public order offence you will be arrested.”